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On one level, the televised standoff between Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage in the lead-up to the 2014 European election was excellent – it provided a rare space for the reasoned exchange of arguments about Britain’s EU membership. On another level, however, it was largely unhelpful. Any viewer with the slightest grasp of the issues… » read more

Europe is at a point of existential crisis: we must decide whether to press onwards into a federal union, or slide into an inert form of intergovernmentalism. If the future is indeed Europe, we need more than just technocratic policy tinkering. We need a

About: Thought Fox on Europe

I’m a British writer and researcher, the author of a trilogy of novels for young adults. I have degrees in literature and philosophy, I’ve spent time working at the European Parliament, and I’m currently working on my next novel (literary fiction for adults), a selection of poetry, a study on reforming the UK financial sector, and making sure we don’t leave the EU. I was also a care worker once. It’s all pretty eclectic.